Crash Profiles
Online Overview
Crash Profiles
Online Overview
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What
are Crash Profiles?
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What
is Crash Profiles Online (CPOL)?
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What
Data Sources are used to Compile Crash Profiles?
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FARS
Data Source Description
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MCMIS
Crash Data Source Description
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State
Profiles Overview
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National
Profiles Overview
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Disclaimer
What are Crash
Profiles?
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Crash Profiles are summarized crash statistics for truck and
bus crashes. The Analysis Division of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration compiles crash statistics into two types of profiles: State and
National Profiles.
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The profiles contain information that can be used to
identify safety problems in specific geographical areas or to compare state
statistics to the national crash figures.
What is Crash
Profiles Online?
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An Internet application that delivers the following online:
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About Crash Profiles:
A general description of Crash Profiles and the terms associated with Crash
Profiles.
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State Profiles:
Crash statistics that are summarized by Nation and State.
o National
Profiles: Contains national summary
statistics on large truck crashes that occurred in the U.S.
What Data Sources
are used to Compile Crash Profiles?
Two
data sources are used:
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The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database;
maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS);
maintained by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
FARS Data Source
Description
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FARS is a census of crashes involving all types of vehicles,
but only fatal crashes. Crash Profiles
use FARS data for large trucks only. A
large truck is one with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more than 10,000
pounds.
MCMIS Crash File
Data Source Description
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The MCMIS Crash file is intended to be a census of all
trucks and buses involved in fatal, injury, and tow-away crashes, but some
states are not yet reporting all eligible crashes. MCMIS crash file data for non-fatal truck crashes is used in the
Non-Fatal columns of the Crash Profiles.
The Crash Profiles use the National Governors’ Association (NGA)
recommended data elements reported to FMCSA by states through the SAFETYNET
computer reporting system.
State Profiles
Overview
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State Profiles are summarized crash results for large trucks
and buses involved in fatal and non-fatal crashes that occurred in the
U.S. These reports are organized into
two areas:
o
State Crash Reports
Crash statistics are compiled for individual states
and compared to national statistics.
Each state’s crash profile contains summary tables
and graphs in the following areas: Vehicle, Driver, Environment, Crash,
Carrier, Location.
Users can access historical crash profile data from
previous years for all State Crash Reports.
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State Comparison Reports
These reports compare summarized crash results
between all states over multiple years.
These reports may be used to analyze the number of crashes
reported over a period of time and to compare crash results among
states.
- Crash
Statistics are displayed in Table Format
- Crash
Statistics are displayed in Graph Format
- Crash Statistics provide a Textual explanation
of the report contents
- The Geographic Location data is displayed in a GIS
format that shows county, major corridor and city information.
National Profiles
Overview
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Crash statistics that are summarized on a national
level. These reports highlight carriers
with the most reported crashes in a calendar year and depict truck, driver and
environment characteristics for large truck crashes. Reports include:
o Carriers
with the Most Reported Crashes in the Nation
o National
Truck Crash Profiles
o National
Truck Crash Profiles Executive Summaries
Disclaimer
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Neither FARS nor MCMIS crash file databases contain
information on crash causation, contributing factors, or fault. The data can only be suggestive about why
truck and bus crashes occur.